Chou Luan (？ - 1552), styled Bo Xiang. He was from Zhenyuan, Shaanxi (now part of Gansu). He inherited the title of Marquis of Xianning from his grandfather.

He served as the Commander-in-Chief of Gansu and was impeached by Zeng Xian. Later, he sought the protection of Yan Song. In the 29th year of the Jiajing era (1550), when Altan Khan invaded the capital, Chou Luan was appointed as the Grand General for Pacifying the Tartars. He concealed his defeats and falsely claimed victories. As a result, he was promoted to Grand Guardian of the Crown Prince and became the Supervisor of Military Affairs in the Capital.

Yang Jisheng impeached Chou Luan, leading to Yang's demotion. Chou Luan engaged in power struggles with Yan Song. In the 31st year of the Jiajing era (1552), Lu Bing exposed Chou Luan's illegal activities. The Emperor Shizong of Ming confiscated his Grand General seal. In August, Chou Luan fell ill and died. On the day Yi Hai, his body was decapitated, and his head was displayed at the nine frontier regions.

There is another account that suggests Chou Luan was the son of Hong Zhong and the son-in-law of Hong Cheng.

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仇鸞（？ - 1552年），字伯翔。陝西鎮原（今屬甘肅）人。繼承祖父仇鉞爵位咸寧侯。

任甘肅總兵，被曾銑彈劾。後投靠嚴嵩。嘉靖二十九年（1550年）俺答汗入侵京師，仇鸞任平虜大將軍，出擊韃靼，諱敗冒功。加太子太保，總督京營戎政。楊繼盛彈劾仇鸞，被貶官。仇鸞與嚴嵩爭權，嘉靖三十一年（1552年），陸炳揭發仇鸞不法之事，明世宗收其大將軍印，八月，仇鸞病死。乙亥，戮仇鸞屍，傳首九邊。一說仇鸞是洪鐘之子洪澄之女婿。

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